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US Plant Patent PP28156

Mefisto Dark Red

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mefisto Dark Red’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 28, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 10, 2035. This patent earned 141 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28156, the photograph of Mefisto Dark Red printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28156, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP28156
Filed
July 10, 2015
Granted
July 4, 2017
Expires
November 28, 2035
Inventor
PIETERS DIRK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mefisto Dark Red’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly rounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; medium green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; and relatively large decorative-type inflorescences that are dark red in color.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mefisto Dark Red’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28156 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.